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unfortunately i do NOT have the stock tensioner, but i do have a new one that works great.
i'll prolly borrow my bros serp. belt, cuz he has a stock 93 3.4 camaro and if it doesn't fit with the new pullies, i'll get a size smaller or two depending on how much slack there is.
i'd rather have it as tight as possible but ON right?
no not too tight. Aim for just right. To tight will cause the belt and other bearings in your accecories to wear out too quickly. But the belt tensioner makes it pretty easy to get it right.
no not too tight. Aim for just right. To tight will cause the belt and other bearings in your accecories to wear out too quickly. But the belt tensioner makes it pretty easy to get it right.
yeah i love our tensioners, they give a good couple inches to play with.
try changing a belt on some of those sideways motors out there, makes me gald to have it all right in the front and easy to get to.
i dont understand, why dont you tell the shop that you are putting the stock pulley on and not to change the pulley on the altenator?
cuz i want both.
can you imagine the power!! :drool:
to be honest with you, i'm a bit concerned about just how much power a 160 amp h.o. alternator will produce with an overdrive pulley on it, so before i do that i'm gonna see if the remanned alt. i have on right now will suffice once the stock crank gets put back on.
then maybe i can sell the underdrive crank pulley and overdrive h.o. alt as a set. :tup:
to be honest with you, i'm a bit concerned about just how much power a 160 amp h.o. alternator will produce with an overdrive pulley on it, so before i do that i'm gonna see if the remanned alt. i have on right now will suffice once the stock crank gets put back on.
The regulator limits the power output to meet current demand. You've seen where the voltage will drop if the alternator can't meet the demand. You've also seen what happens when the alternator has plenty of power to meet demand (rev the engine and voltage goes up until the regulator limits it to 14.4 volts)
The only issue I can see with the setup is that the alternator will spin faster causing alternator bearings to wear out a little quicker. But since these things are designed to go 100K miles or more you may cut it back to 90K. Not a big deal imho. On the plus side you should be able to jump start a Mack truck if need be :)
Not to hijack your thread or anything but how do I get rid of the "Still Green" under my name?
Last edited by dobie; 08-01-2008, 12:49 PM.
Reason: Forgot to add my question
The regulator limits the power output to meet current demand. You've seen where the voltage will drop if the alternator can't meet the demand. You've also seen what happens when the alternator has plenty of power to meet demand (rev the engine and voltage goes up until the regulator limits it to 14.4 volts)
The only issue I can see with the setup is that the alternator will spin faster causing alternator bearings to wear out a little quicker. But since these things are designed to go 100K miles or more you may cut it back to 90K. Not a big deal imho. On the plus side you should be able to jump start a Mack truck if need be :)
Not to hijack your thread or anything but how do I get rid of the "Still Green" under my name?
this is awesome news! i was afraid it would be too much power, but like you said the reg. will take care of it, wow, now there will be plenty of power to go around. :drool:
i don't give a fock about bearings.
and like boner man said, pay the 10$ then u can join team guinea pig and have a sweet sig like me!!! :rock:
i'm gonna be replacing my alternator again (probably) with the new high output one, anyhow, i noticed with it out, i have a lot more room to get to the a/c compressor.
well i have a a/c delete pulley already and the two metal lines that go into the compressor are already detached. Does this mean all i have to do is take out the bolts and then i can take out the compressor? is this a good time to do it while i have the alt. out and the belt off etc. ?
how does that thing come out? does it slide out the front or drop out the bottom?
went to the shop, they flushed my coolant system, installed new radiator hoses, and welded my cat converter up (it had U clamps on each side)
the results:
1. Cooling system stays at about the first dash mark on the temp gauge when driving, but when i stop for 30 seconds or more, it still quickly shoots up to 220 degrees =(
i was hoping that would help the cooling system more....
2. the catalytic converter must have really been leaking before because my exhaust sounds ENTIRELY different now, much more quiet, especially on start up.
3. i brought them the stock crank pulley and a new belt to put on, but they told me that the size of the crank pulley had absolutely nothing to do with how fast the alternator spins, so they didn't put that on. Me and fbirdkid96 need to have a chat now....
so for now the underdrive crank pulley will just stay on.
my volts are still low, so i'm gonna go out now and install the high output alternator that apparently now has a smaller pulley to help it in the lower rpms.
went to the shop, they flushed my coolant system, installed new radiator hoses, and welded my cat converter up (it had U clamps on each side)
the results:
1. Cooling system stays at about the first dash mark on the temp gauge when driving, but when i stop for 30 seconds or more, it still quickly shoots up to 220 degrees =(
i was hoping that would help the cooling system more....
2. the catalytic converter must have really been leaking before because my exhaust sounds ENTIRELY different now, much more quiet, especially on start up.
3. i brought them the stock crank pulley and a new belt to put on, but they told me that the size of the crank pulley had absolutely nothing to do with how fast the alternator spins, so they didn't put that on. Me and fbirdkid96 need to have a chat now....
so for now the underdrive crank pulley will just stay on.
my volts are still low, so i'm gonna go out now and install the high output alternator that apparently now has a smaller pulley to help it in the lower rpms.
wish me luck....
Is the underdrive crank pulley smaller or larger than the stocker? If it's larger then I'd say it's gonna spin everything on the belt slower. Including the Alt and water pump. You can trust a shop if you want though. Wasn't it a shop that f'd up your dipstick tube? I know it was a shop that installed a new tensioner on my girlfriends car and now it chatters like crazy because 1. They put the wrong tensioner on or the wrong pulley size or 2. The new belt they installed isn't the right size. But like I said, trust a shop if you want.
Is the underdrive crank pulley smaller or larger than the stocker? If it's larger then I'd say it's gonna spin everything on the belt slower. Including the Alt and water pump. You can trust a shop if you want though. Wasn't it a shop that f'd up your dipstick tube? I know it was a shop that installed a new tensioner on my girlfriends car and now it chatters like crazy because 1. They put the wrong tensioner on or the wrong pulley size or 2. The new belt they installed isn't the right size. But like I said, trust a shop if you want.
no it wasn't the shop that ****ed up my oil dipstick tube.
and btw the crank pulley is SMALLER than the stocker.
uber gay update:
put on the high output alternator and it still will not hold charge, it is a broken piece of **** and now i'm pissed off at the ebay guy and need to either get a new one from him or have him refund me, i'm super pissed right now cuz i'm still at the EXACT same spot i was at in regards to my voltage and overheating problems, i can't tell u how furious i am right now.
If the pulley is smaller wouldn't that make it an overdrive pulley? BTW, my 02 camaro ran at 210 all the time. If you're heat doesn't go up any higher than 220 then quit worrying.
You do need to take care of the voltage problem though because you need your fans to run more with a 160 thermostat and that just puts more of a toll on your electrical.
If the pulley is smaller wouldn't that make it an overdrive pulley? BTW, my 02 camaro ran at 210 all the time. If you're heat doesn't go up any higher than 220 then quit worrying.
You do need to take care of the voltage problem though because you need your fans to run more with a 160 thermostat and that just puts more of a toll on your electrical.
first of all, a smaller crank pulley is an underdrive pulley.
secondly, it doesn't just stay at 220, it would go up to 260 in a matter of another minute, i just don't wait around for that to happen.
oh and my rad. fan hasn't worked in a while, so i have a manual fan switch, which i would run at these stop lights to keep my engine cool but the fact that it KILLS my voltage keeps me from doing so, you see now why one problem fixed will fix both problems?
first of all, a smaller crank pulley is an underdrive pulley.
secondly, it doesn't just stay at 220, it would go up to 260 in a matter of another minute, i just don't wait around for that to happen.
oh and my rad. fan hasn't worked in a while, so i have a manual fan switch, which i would run at these stop lights to keep my engine cool but the fact that it KILLS my voltage keeps me from doing so, you see now why one problem fixed with fix both problems?
I'm done with ya. You seem to know everything so why are ya asking any questions? You better read that link I sent you more. Or not, whatever. Blow your car up. I don't care.
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